Technology in Postwar America : : A History /

Technology in Postwar America : : A History / / Carroll Pursell.

Carroll Pursell tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. His fascinating and surprising history links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on everything from television, automobiles, and genetic...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Pursell, Carroll,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2007]
©2007
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.) :; 23 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Arsenal of Democracy
  • 2. The Geography of Everywhere
  • 3. Foreign Aid and Advantage
  • 4. The Atom and the Rocket
  • 5. Factories and Farms
  • 6. "It's Fun to Live in America"
  • 7. Brain Drain and Technology Gap
  • 8. From Technology Drunk . . .
  • 9. . . . To Technology Sober
  • 10. A Wired Environment
  • 11. Standing Tall Again
  • 12. Globalization, Modernity, and the Postmodern
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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